Broken Angel (2008 film)

2008 American film

March 14, 2008 (2008-03-14)

Running time

121 minutesCountriesUnited States
TurkeyLanguagesEnglish
Turkish

Broken Angel (Turkish: Meleğin Sırları) is a 2008 film adaptation of the novel Windy City (Turkish: Ruzgarli Sehir). The film tells the real-life story of Ebru, a Turkish girl who came to the United States in the 1980s and fell prey to the image of fame and fortune. It was directed by Aclan Bates. Broken Angel premiered in Istanbul and Izmir.^[1]

Plot

A young Turkish girl comes to America in search of the life she saw in the movies and on TV. Broken Angel shows that life for a foreigner is not always the Hollywood life, especially when you do not speak the language. As she is slowly swallowed by the realities, only one boy, a deaf artist, can reach her and save her life.

The film also debates American-Turkish relations and the perceptive image of Turks in the U.S. and vice versa.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

Nehir Erdoğan as Ebru
Ajla Hodzic as Asli
Nilüfer Açıkalın as Filiz
Patrick Muldoon as Kevin
Devon Odessa as Elizabeth
Fay Masterson as Mimi
Jay Karnes as Michael Levy
Clyde Kusatsu as Dondi
Colin Fickes as Hank
Ayşe Nil Şamlıoğlu||
Maree Cheatham as Mrs. Kraus
Zachary Charles as Rusty
Yuri Bradac as Grigori

Production

The picture was filmed in Los Angeles in 2007.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Secret Revealed". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
^ Hurriyet: filming of Broken Angel Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Talkturkey: Broken Angel Release". Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-02-27. Talk Turkey- Broken Angel release